Hebrews 8:9a AMP
“It will not be like the covenant that I made with their forefathers on the day when I grasped them by the hand to help and relieve them and to lead them out from the land of Egypt…”
The covenant with God every believer in Christ should enjoy far surpasses anything experienced under the old covenant. In the days of old God describes a time when He led His people by the hand, to help, relieve and lead them. Well, thanks be to God, we no longer need to look for an outward experience with God to find help. He now lives on the inside of His people, leading them from the inside out!
Our experience with God, because of the salvation found in Christ alone, has taken us from hand to heart. Now, everything is flowing from the heart of God via the heart of man. We seek His heart not His hand and all the direction, help, and relief we need can now be found on the inside, where the Spirit of God dwells.
Though this type of relationship with God – based completely upon our heart connection to Him – may at times seem more challenging. I mean, which one of us wouldn’t want God to just make it easy for us…take us by the hand and lead us on. It is, however, a far more meaningful and rewarding journey. It demands more from us, and only those who are willing to live a life governed by the Holy Spirit can truly enjoy it.
Seek God with your whole heart today. Look on the inside, where the Holy Spirit lives, and enjoy fellowship with Him. Let your heart lead you, speak to you, help and relieve you. That’s how God does it now, this is our covenant with Him, by the blood of Jesus.